bear in mind

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• bâr′ ĭn mīnd′
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɛə̯ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˌbɛː-/
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• General-American: /ˌbeɹ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/
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• General-American: /ˌbɛɹ-/
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• Canada: /ˌbɛɹ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/
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• Canada: /-ˈmʌɪ̯nd/
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• Australian: /ˌbeː ɪn ˈmɑe̯nd/
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• New-Zealand: /ˌbiə̯ ən ˈmaɪ̯nd/
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• New-Zealand: /ˌbeə̯-/
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• Scotland: /ˌbeɹ ɪn ˈmaɪ̯nd/
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• Scotland: /-ˈmʌi̯nd/
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• Scotland: /-ˈməi̯nd/
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• India: /ˌbɛːr ɪn ˈmajnd/
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From bear (“to carry; to hold”) + in mind. First attested in the first half of 1500s.

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: ذَكَرَ (ḏakara) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Arabic: حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Arabic: اِذَّكَرَ (iḏḏakara) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Arabic: تَذَكَّرَ (taḏakkara) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Burmese: ချပ် (hkyap) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Catalan: tenir present — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Chinese Mandarin: 謹記 /谨记 (jǐnjì) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Chinese Mandarin: 記住 /记住 (jìzhù) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Chinese Mandarin: 注意 (zhùyì) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Czech: mít na paměti — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Danish: mærke — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Dutch: onthouden — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Dutch: rekening houden met — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Finnish: pitää mielessä — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• French: garder à l'esprit — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• French: se rappeler — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Galician: ter en conta — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Galician: ter presente — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• German: beachten — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• German: berücksichtigen — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• German: in Betracht ziehen — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• German: vergegenwärtigen — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gamunan) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Ancient Greek: διασῴζω (diasōízō) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Hungarian: észben tart — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Ingrian: pittää meelees — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Italian: considerare — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Italian: tenere conto — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Italian: tenere presente — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 服膺する (fukuyō suru) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 気に留める (ki ni tomeru) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 心掛ける (kokorogakeru) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 心に掛ける (kokoro ni kakeru) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 心に留める (kokoro ni tomeru) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 心する (kokorosuru) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 念頭に置く (nentō ni oku) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Japanese: 覚えておく (oboete oku) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Kashmiri: سَرُن (sarun) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Latin: teneo — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Macedonian: имај предвид (imaj predvid) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Macedonian: запомни (zapomni) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Macedonian: земе предвид (zeme predvid) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Manchu: ᡝᠵᡝᠮᠪᡳ (ejembi) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Middle English: compassen — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Old English: beþenċan — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Pannonian Rusyn: мац у виду (mac u vidu) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Pannonian Rusyn: мац на розуме (mac na rozume) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Pannonian Rusyn: мац у оглядзе (mac u ohljadze) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Pannonian Rusyn: мац на думи (mac na dumi) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Polish: mieć na uwadze — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Polish: pamiętać — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Polish: patrzeć — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Polish: zważać — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Polish: zważyć — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Portuguese: ter em mente — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Portuguese: ter presente — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Russian: име́ть в виду́ (imétʹ v vidú) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Russian: по́мнить (pómnitʹ) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Sanskrit: धरति (dharati) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Spanish: tener en cuenta — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Spanish: tener en mente — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Spanish: tener presente — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Thai: จํา (jam) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Thai: จํานอง (jam-nɔɔng) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Thai: ว่า (wâa) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Turkish: aklında tutmak — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember
• Ukrainian: ма́ти на ува́зі (máty na uvázi) — to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember